2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: There's no good reason to anathematize Bernie and his supporters. [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)You know, because the election is over.
But before Nov 8, it was all Trump. I'll grant you most of them didn't advocate Trump because they loved him, it was because they hated Hillary and the Democrats. Who cares? A Trump vote is a Trump vote.
I'm glad some of them seem to be having some buyer's remorse now that they realize that the EPA will be run by a global warming denier, the Justice Department by a racist, and the Treasury by a right-wing hedge fund manager. But if they didn't see this coming, they are either true idiots or right-wingers. I'll let you decide.
Here's a fun little thread. A couple people there have apparently realized their mistake in endorsing Trump.
http://jackpineradicals.com/boards/topic/those-who-failed-to-recognize-trump-as-greater-evil-made-a-bad-mistake-chom/
211 replies and only 9 recs. Tells you all you need to now. They're standing by their Trump votes even after they've seen a pretty serious glimpse of what's coming.
I'll say it again, I called these people over a year ago. They aren't remotely progressive. At best they are "useful idiots" of the right wing, and at worst they are actual supporters of the right wing. And I'm not particularly interested in the distinction. But I'm glad they got their own hate site and aren't on DU anymore.